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Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRUDING A CERAMIC MATERIAL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005023500
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for manufacturing a thin-walled honeycomb ceramic substrate by extruding a plasticized ceramic batch material through a filter screen having wedge shaped filter wires to remove foreign particulate and agglomerated batch material. The filter wires are supported by a set of support wires attached substantially perpendicular to the filter wires. The support wires may also be wedge shaped. A cross section of the filter is shown in figure 7A. The filter screen of the present invention may have a wear resistant boride, nitride, or nickel-based coating at the surface of the screen.

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Inventors:
SHALKEY MARK A (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/024500
Publication Date:
September 01, 2005
Filing Date:
July 29, 2004
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Assignee:
CORNING INC (US)
SHALKEY MARK A (US)
International Classes:
B28B3/22; B29C48/11; B29C48/32; B29C48/395; (IPC1-7): B29C47/00; B29C47/36; B29C47/38; B29C47/68; B29C47/70; B28B21/52; B01D29/00
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Other References:
See also references of EP 1658164A4
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